Food cellar on the ground floor?

[hllw]

We have a space in our house that is currently a basement staircase. As we are going to build a new staircase elsewhere, I am considering whether this space could be used as a pantry/cold storage (it is directly adjacent to the kitchen). Is it possible to keep a ground-level space somewhat cool? Is there any specific method for this? The space could probably be cooled somewhat by not insulating the floor against the basement. Anything else? Techniques, materials, etc.?

Grateful for tips!

 

[Krokben]

If you don’t have any radiator or similar, it will naturally become cooler in there, but hardly as cool as a pantry. Our space under the stairs maintains about 15 degrees in the winter, no heat source in there, and we have an exhaust vent that I imagine might help, but the problem is that everything around the room is heated to room temperature.

 

[Daniel 109]

What type of heating system do you have? If you have geothermal heating, there's a good source of cooling there. Just keep an eye on how you build with regard to moisture.

 

[hllw]

What kind of heating system do you have? If you have geothermal heating, there's a good source of cooling there. Just keep an eye on how you build with regards to moisture.

Thanks for the tip! We have geothermal heating, will take a look at that.

 

[hllw]

If you don't have a heater or similar, it will naturally become cooler in there but hardly as cool as a pantry. Our space under the stairs keeps around 15 degrees in the winter, no heat source in there, and we have an exhaust vent which I imagine can help, but the problem is that everything around the room is heated to room temperature.

Yes, that's true. One wall in this case is against the outer wall. You can take advantage of that in winter but of course not in summer... And then there's the basement below, which is at least cooler than indoor temperature year-round, although in summer it might not be enough to cool the space.